noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a Labour/Democratic/Tory etc majority
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Republican majorities were elected in both Houses of Congress that year.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
labour
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Both Labour and the Tories have strengthened their position since last week.
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But even Labour v Tories is better than a party-political system which depends on religion, and an accident of birth.
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That is why Labour and the Tories stand in areas where they know they will lose their deposits.
senior
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He has support from senior Tories , including many Cabinet Ministers.
■ VERB
vote
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I shall vote Tory because the Tories are purveyors to the quality.
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Its huge majority was the result of Labour / Lib Dem tactical voting against Tories .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It provides us with an appeal to a constituency the Tories have been allowed to monopolise.
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Michael Fallon, defending Darlington for the Tories, said health service reforms were working and were backed by doctors.
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No other alternative to the Tories is on offer.
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The Tories reply with accusations of scaremongering.
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The Tories therefore would fall 12 seats short of an overall majority.
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The implication of the ad was that Labour had produced mass unemployment and the Tories would cure it.
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They took 5 seats from the Tories to win control of the hung Council.